Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellow 09/2000-08/2002
Assistant Prof. / Canada Research Chair 08/15/2002-06/30/2007
Associate Prof. / Canada Research Chair 07/01/2007-06/30/2013
Professor 07/01/13-
UBC Killam Faculty Research Award 2016
Simons Investigator in Physics, 2015-2020
CAP/CRM Medal in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, 2014
First Prize, Gravity Research Foundation Essay Competition, 2010
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, 2005-2009
Canada Research Chair (Govt. of Canada), 2002-2012
In my research, I work towards a better theoretical understanding of elementary particle physics, classical and quantum gravity, and cosmology. Most of my research has focused on string theory, quantum field theory, and the remarkable equivalence between the two suggested by gauge theory/ gravity duality (a.k.a. the AdS/CFT correspondence). Currently, I am exploring connections between quantum information theory and quantum gravity.
T Faulkner, FM Haehl, E Hijano, O Parrikar, C Rabideau, M Van Raamsdonk,
Nonlinear Gravity from Entanglement in Conformal Field Theories
arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.03026 3 2017
N Lashkari, J Lin, H Ooguri, B Stoica, M Van Raamsdonk,
Gravitational positive energy theorems from information inequalities
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics 2016 (12) 20 2016
M Van Raamsdonk
Lectures on gravity and entanglement
New Frontiers in Fields and Strings: TASI 2015Proceedings of the 2015 ... 11 2016
S Leutheusser, M Van Raamsdonk,
Tensor network models of unitary black hole evaporation
arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.08613 1 2016
MJS Beach, J Lee, C Rabideau, M Raamsdonk
Entanglement entropy from one-point functions in holographic states
Journal of High Energy Physics 2016 (6), 1-29
Nima Lashkari, Mark Van Raamsdonk, “Canonical Energy is Quantum Fisher Information,” 26 pp.,
e-Print: arXiv:1508.00897, JHEP 04 (2016) 153
M. Rangamani, M. Rozali and M. Van Raamsdonk, “Cosmological Particle Production at Strong Coupling,” JHEP 1509, 213 (2015) JHEP 09 (2015) 213 [arXiv:1505.03901 [hep-th]].
N.Lashkari, C.Rabideau, P.Sabella-Garnier and M.Van Raamsdonk,
“Inviolable energy conditions from entanglement inequalities,” arXiv:1412.3514, JHEP 1506, 067 (2015)
B.Swingle and M.Van Raamsdonk,”Universality of Gravity from Entanglement,”
arXiv:1405.2933 [hep-th], submitted to JHEP
“Gravitation from Entanglement in Holographic CFTs,” Thomas Faulkner, Monica Guica, Thomas Hartman, Robert C. Myers, Mark Van Raamsdonk, Published in JHEP 1403 (2014) 051 , e-Print: arXiv:1312.7856 [hep-th]
“Gravitational Dynamics From Entanglement "Thermodynamics"”, Nima Lashkari, Michael B. McDermott, Mark Van Raamsdonk, arXiv:1308.3716, accepted for publication in JHEP
“Evaporating Firewalls,” Mark Van Raamsdonk, arXiv:1307.1796 [hep-th], submitted to JHEP
“Energy trapping from Hagedorn densities of states,” Connor Behan, Klaus Larjo, Nima Lashkari, Brian Swingle, Mark Van Raamsdonk, JHEP 1310 (2013) 063, e-Print: arXiv:1304.7275
B. Czech, J. Karczmarek, F. Noguiera, M. Van Raamsdonk, ``Rindler Quantum Gravity,’’ arXiv:1206.1323 [hep-th], Class.Quant.Grav. 29 (2012) 235025
B. Czech, J. Karczmarek, F. Noguiera, M. Van Raamsdonk, ``The Gravity Dual of a Density Matrix,’’ Class.Quant.Grav. 29 (2012) 155009 , arXiv:1204.1330 [hep-th]
V. Balasubramanian, M. B. McDermott and M. Van Raamsdonk, “Momentum-space entanglement and renormalization in quantum field theory”, arXiv 1108:3568, Phys.Rev. D86 (2012) 045014
M. Van Raamsdonk, “A patchwork description of dual spacetimes in AdS/CFT,” Class. Quant. Grav. 28, 065002 (2011)
D. Marolf, M. Rangamani, M. Van Raamsdonk, “Holographic models of de Sitter QFTs,” Class. Quant. Grav. 28, 105015 (2011). [arXiv:1007.3996 [hep-th]]
J. L. Davis, T. S. Levi, M. Van Raamsdonk, K. R. L. Whyte, “Twisted Inflation,” JCAP 1009, 032 (2010). [arXiv:1004.5385 [hep-th]].
“Building up spacetime from quantum entanglement,” Mark Van Raamsdonk, arXiv:1005.3053, Gen.Rel.Grav. 42 (2010) 2323-2329
“Comments on Quantum Gravity and Entanglement,” M. Van Raamsdonk, arXiv:0907.2939
“Twisted Inflation,” Joshua Davis, Thomas Levi, Mark Van Raamsdonk, and Kevin Whyte, arXiv: 1004.5385, JCAP 1009 (2010) 032
“M2-branes on M-folds"
J. Distler, S. Mukhi, C. Papageorgakis and M. Van Raamsdonk
JHEP 0805, 038 (2008) [arXiv:0804.1256 [hep-th]]
“Comments on the Bagger-Lambert theory and multiple M2-branes," M. Van Raamsdonk
JHEP 0805, 105 (2008) [arXiv:0803.3803 [hep-th]]
“Black Hole Dynamics From Atmospheric Science” M. Van Raamsdonk, JHEP 0805, 106 (2008) [arXiv:0802.3224 [hep-th]]
M. Rozali, H. H. Shieh, M. Van Raamsdonk and J. Wu, ``Cold Nuclear Matter In Holographic QCD,'' arXiv:0708.1322, JHEP 0801, 053 (2008)
Aharony, O., Marsano, J., Minwalla, S., Papadodimas, K. and Van Raamsdonk, M., "The Hagedorn/Deconfinement Phase Transition in Weakly Coupled Large N Gauge Theories," hep-th/0310285, 90 pages, Adv.Theor.Math.Phys.8:603-696,2004
Maldacena, J., Sheikh-Jabbari, M. M. and Van Raamsdonk, M., "Transverse fivebranes in matrix theory," JHEP 0301, 038 (2003), hep-th/0211139, 21 pages
Dasgupta, K., Sheikh-Jabbari, M. M. and Van Raamsdonk, M., "Matrix perturbation theory for M-theory on a PP-wave," JHEP 0205, 056 (2002), hep-th/0205185, 54 pages
Van Raamsdonk, M., "The meaning of infrared singularities in noncommutative gauge theories," JHEP 0111, 006 (2001), hep-th/0110093, 15 pages
Minwalla, S., Van Raamsdonk, M. and Seiberg, N., "Noncommutative Perturbative Dynamics", JHEP 02, 020 (2000), hep-th/9912072, 34 pages
Taylor, W. and Van Raamsdonk, M., "Multiple Dp-branes in Weak Background Fields", Nucl. Phys. B573 (2000) 703-734, hep-th/9910052.
Taylor, W. and Van Raamsdonk, M. "Multiple D0-branes in Weakly Curved Backgrounds", Nucl. Phys. B558 (1999) 63-95, hep-th/9904095.